Giardia duodenalis is a flagellated protist that causes gastrointestinal disease throughout
the world. In the Philippines, study on G. duodenalis is limited. It is also believed that …

The rotavirus nonstructural glycoprotein NSP4 may represent the first identified viral
enterotoxin. We have sequenced reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT …

The prevalence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium among 3,456 diarrheic patients corrected
from May 2004 to May 2005 in the Philippines was determined. Of 133 (3.8%) positive …

Background: Acute diarrhea is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in
young children. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of rotavirus infections in …

A large number of viruses can be found in the human intestine. Some (bacteriophages)
infect the bacteria present as normal flora and others use the gut as a portal of entry. This …

Cryptosporidiosis is a socioeconomically important, enteric disease caused by a group of
protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium. The significant morbidity and mortality in …

Abstract “Norwalk‐like viruses”(NLVs) are a common cause of epidemic gastroenteritis in
adults and children in developed countries. However, little is known about the role of NLVs …

Abstract Information on cryptosporidiosis in the Philippines is limited. To date, the disease is
not routinely diagnosed in the country's medical institutions. To this end, a total of 53 Filipino …

Of the 50.5 million deaths that occurred worldwide in 1990 it is estimated that 3 million were
a result of diarrhoeal disease'. In the mortality league table of causes of death diarrhoeal …

Abstract In Southeast Asia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia have been reported in countries
such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore …